ERIC Number: EJ1296797
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0973-4082
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Exploring the Influence of Digital Games on Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Based on the New Ecological Paradigm Scale: A Mixed-Methods Study in India
Janakiraman, Shamila; Watson, Sunnie Lee; Watson, William R.; Shepardson, Daniel P.
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, v15 n1 p72-99 Mar 2021
Anthropogenic activities cause environmental degradation-related problems. However, people fail to perform pro-environmental behaviours because they believe that they cannot make a difference or they focus on short-term benefits. Interventions that address specific target groups aimed at breaking barriers and changing behaviours are required. To teach young learners, environmental education using digital games can be a more effective instructional method. This mixed-methods study, conducted among high school students in India, examined differences in pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours between students who played a game called EnerCities and those students who did not play that game. Significant differences existed between the two groups considering the unidimensional and multi-dimensional properties of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale. Thematic analysis with an inductive approach identified from the interview data: How EnerCities changed participants' environmental attitudes? This study finds implications for implementing games and using the NEP to examine environmental attitudes of high school students in India.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Environmental Education, Educational Games, Computer Games, Student Attitudes, Ecology, Attitude Measures, World Views
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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